In an effort to strengthen relations with Hong Kong and boost productivity and job opportunities, Australia will be implementing new measures for students, temporary graduates and skilled workers from Hong Kong who want to live, work and study in Australia. These visa measures will provide Hong Kong passport holders with more opportunities to remain in […]

Latest Updates to Student Visa Immigration Conditions The Morrison Government is issuing 5 major updates to student visa arrangements in efforts to ensure Australia remains a priority destination for international student immigration during the COVID-19 pandemic. International student immigration contributes $40 billion annually and supports 250,000 jobs, making international students extremely important to the Australian […]

People our Business  The changing face of our Immigration Department Immigration in Australia has come a long way since the early settlers landed here and to all the migrants whom have made this beautiful nation their home over the past century. Every Government played an integral role to ensure that Australia became a viable multicultural […]

It has been nearly a year and a half since the new sponsored working visa policy changes have come into effect in March 2018. The main purpose of the new changes is to ensure that businesses are doing their best to source a local Australian worker prior to accessing overseas talent and are in genuine […]

Meeting the correct labour market testing requirements has been one of the main factors for immigration to refuse nomination applications which eventually causes visa refusals since this requirement came into effect in August 2018.  For some, labour market testing has been difficult simply because businesses were never used to the habit of advertising positions prior […]

At a time when the media seems fixated on the skills shortages that plague Australian employers especially for regional Australia, many market sectors are experiencing great difficulty sourcing local workers forcing a growing number of recruitment agencies to look farther afield for ‘talent’, but the majority are doing so, without realising the many benefits of […]

The Migration Program Planning levels for the 2019-2020 program year were released. The Migration program is designed to achieve a range of economic and social outcomes for Australia. The program is set annually, with the total places available capped at a ceiling of 160,000 for 2019-20. The total program is broken down into the following […]

The government has recently announced an increase in the number of visa places for regional Australia with 23,000 skilled visas being reserved for those willing to live and work in regional areas. There will be two new regional visas introduced in November 2019 – Skilled Employer Sponsored Visa and Skilled Work Regional Visa. Under the […]

On the 1st of July 2019 the government has introduced a new sponsored parent visa subclass 870. The visa provides parents with a new pathway to temporarily reunite with their children and grandchildren in Australia. The Sponsored Parent (Temporary) visa provides an additional option for parents of Australian citizens and permanent residents who wish to […]

The Department of Immigration has announced a planned 5.4% increase to lodgement fees for almost all applications lodged on or after 1 July 2019. Approximate fees based on the increase for some common visa types are below: Visa Type Current Fee From 1 July 2019 Subclass 482 TSS visa – STSOL $1,175 $1,238 Subclass 482 […]

The Australian Government has announced changes to the Working Holiday Maker (WHM) visa program to support regional and rural communities. From 1 July 2019, Working Holiday Makers Visa holders who carry out 6 months of specified work in regional areas while on their second Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa or Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa […]

The Department of Home Affairs has announced changes to the eligible occupations for permanent and temporary visas, with effect from 13 March 2019. Changes to the Short-term Skilled Occupation List, Medium and Long-Term Strategic Skills List, and the Regional Occupation List have been made following consultation with the Department of Jobs and Small Business based […]

Australian businesses and start-ups will have streamlined access to the best and brightest talent from around the world with the continuation of the Global Talent – Employer Sponsored program (GTES), formerly the Global Talent Scheme. Following a successful pilot last financial year, the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs David Coleman has […]

The state of NSW runs the skilled nominated migration (190) program in order to attract highly skilled people in a range of occupations to contribute to NSW skills needs. NSW’s position as an appealing destination for skilled migrants is confirmed beyond doubt by the significant demand shown for NSW nomination for the 190 Visa. The […]

From 22 July 2019, you will be able to lodge a nomination application for Business Innovation and Investor Program (BIIP) visas without having to wait for an invitation from Victoria. Victoria is no longer issuing invitations to apply for nomination. If you have already submitted an Expression of Interest through the Department of Home Affairs’ […]